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08:01 AM ET 02.04 | This time, there were no wardrobe malfunctions, but there was Joe Flacco. [Flacco's] excitement over winning the Super Bowl included dropping some swear words on national TV. ... He was close enough to some microphones to be heard quite clearly by viewers at home. Flacco's enthusiasm would probably be classified as a fleeting expletive. The Federal Communications Commission in the past has gone after networks for similar incidents. The FCC hasn't been successful in those efforts. Last year, the Supreme Court tossed an FCC fine of Fox for swearing by Cher and Nicole Richie that made it on the air during awards shows. However, the court's ruling does not stop the FCC from continuing to pursue fines for fleeting expletives.

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February 4, 2013 08:04 AM ET

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A football player swearing? I'm never watching again.

Wawa-we-wa

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February 4, 2013 08:26 AM ET

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It's official he's Elite!!! Good for Joe Cool!!!

Not4Nutten

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February 4, 2013 08:29 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:04 AM ET 02.04 by Wawa-we-wa

A football player swearing? I'm never watching again.

I'm never listening to the FCC again. What a bunch of old hens.

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February 4, 2013 08:32 AM ET

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He did throw a cussy fit, eh ?

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February 4, 2013 08:59 AM ET

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F'n awesome!

Formerly from Ewa…

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February 4, 2013 09:00 AM ET

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Grow up already. Every kid over the age of 6 hears it practically every day.

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February 4, 2013 09:13 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:52 AM ET 02.04 by Flea Biscuit

Flacco: "Damn that Beyonce's got a fine A**!!"

ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM!!!

BINGO!

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February 4, 2013 09:33 AM ET

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And Joe's father recently said that his son was "dull." Ha!

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February 4, 2013 09:45 AM ET

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OK, but does anybody other than a fan of the winning or losing team, possibly, watch the after game stuff? That would be a real target audience.

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February 4, 2013 10:23 AM ET

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Stick a microphone in the middle a professional sports playng field and what do you think you're going to get? If it is an issue; run the 5 second time delay.

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February 4, 2013 10:28 AM ET

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Get over it.We hear these words everyday.But it's ok to watch TV shows that have shootings,bombings,people being beat up.I could go on an on but to swear after winning the biggest game of a life time get over it.DOG SHI-T HAPPENS.Great game last night to bad some bloody drunk almost ruin the game.